Vapor-burning stove.



No. 693,403. Y l s.*B. Kuren. r

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SIMON B. KEFFER, OF DES MOINES, IOWA.

VAPOR-BURNING STOVE.

SPEQJIIFICATIQNY forming part of Letters Patent N o. 693,403, dated February 18, 1 902.

Application nea April 2a, 1901.

T a/ZZ whom t ntcty concern:

Be it known that I, SIMON B. KEFFER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Des Moines, in the county of Polk and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vapor-Burning Stoves, of which the following is a specification. y

In gas-stoves it is customary to place `the burners for heating the oven beneath the oven and for employing the space beneath these burners as a broiling or toasting oven. Neoessarily with this construction the broiling or toasting oven must be quite low down or close to the iioor, andjhence diliicult of access. Furthermore, in vregard to the feature of economy in gas it is to be noted that an amount of gas is used proportionate tothe size and capacity of the burners. It is customary to have an oven large enough to admit the largest-sized articles which it is `desired to bake, and hence when a small article is being baked substantially the same amount of gas must be used as if the full capacity of. the oven were being utilized. The above proposition is the same in regard to broiling or toasting ovens. a

The objects of my invention are, first, to provide an attachment for stoves of this class, which attachment shall be of simple, durable, and inexpensive construction and in which the same oven space may be utilized as a broiler and toaster or as a baking-oven, and when in use for either of these purposes the said attachment will be so arranged as to be v'convenient of access, and, further, in this connection to provide the means whereby the attachment maybe readilyand'quickly reversed to adapt itself for either of the purposes to the stove without the necessity of altering or adjusting any pipes, valves, or the like.

A further object is to provide a stove of this class in which a minimum amount of gas is employed in accomplishing a maximum amount of cooking.

A further object is to provide an attachment for gas-stoves, which attachment may When used as a broiler have its top surface utilized for heating'in the manner of' the o'rdinary top burner, and, further, when the attachment is reversed for use as a baking-oven serai np. 57,624. (No model.)

its top surface may be used as a substitute for the usual shelf.

A further object is to "provide an attachment of this class in which the dripping-pan may be used in the ordinary manner when the attachment is in use as a broiling-oven.

-My invention consists in certain details in the construction, arrangement, and combination of the various parts of the devicel 'whereby the objects above contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims,`an d illustrated -in the accompanying drawings, in which;I

Figurel shows in perspective a complete gas -stove .having my attachment applied theretoV and shown in position for use as a broiling-oven and also-by dotted lines lin position for use' as a baking-oven. Fig. 2 shows an end elevation of a portion of the stovewith the auxiliary oven thereoniu position foruse as a broiling-oven. vation of a portion of the gas-stove with the auxiliary oven in position for use as a baking-oven, also showing by dotted lines the position of the same as required for broiling.

Fig. 4 shows a vertical central sectional View through the auxiliary oven arranged for'baking. v,

Referring to the accompanying drawings, I have used the reference-numeral l0 to in- Fig. 3 shows a front vele-A dicate the stove proper, which stove is of the ordinary construction, and hence I `will describe only suchportious thereof as are necessary in connection with my attachment, it being understood that in other respects the usual form of gas-stove is employed.

l The reference-numeral 11 indicates the gasi supply pipe at the top of the stove for supplying gas to the tcp burners. At one end of this gas-supply pipe I have provided an elbow 12 to connect the pipe llwith the pipe 13, which projects upwardly. At the topof the pipe 13 I have provided a hinge member l 14, which hinge member is exactly in alinement with the upper corner of the stove-top, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. Connected with the hinge member 14 is ahinge member l5 in alinement therewith, and this hinge member 15 connect-s with a pipe 16. It isobvious that by thisarrangement of parts the pipe 16 may IOO be swung in a vertical plane to project either upwardly from the stove or downwardly from the pipe 13. This pipe 16 is designed to supply gas to the auxiliary oven when said auxiliary oven is in any position.

On the body portion of the stove 10 I have fixed a rod 17 in line with the hinge members 14c and 15 by means of the brackets 1S, and mounted upon the rod 17 are the hinge members 19, to which the auxiliary oven and broiler are attached, as will hereinafter appear.

Thereference-numeral 20indicates the auxiliary oven and broilerframe, preferably made of an inner and an outer layer of sheet metal having a layer of asbestos 21 or other suitable non-conductor between said walls. This frame is preferably rectangular in shape and of a size materially less than that of the stove-oven. The pipe 16 is fixed by means of the brackets 22 to the front of the frame 20, and the hinge members 19 are fixed to one edge of the frame 20. Connected with the pipe 16 are the two burners 23, and between the burners the lighter 24 is provided, also connected with the pipe 16. These lighters and burners are of the ordinary construction. Hinged to the front of the frame 2O is a door 25 to swing inahorizontal plane, and a latch 26 is connected with the door, said latch being capable of holding the door closed no Inatter in what position the door may stand. At the top ofthe frame 20 is an opening 27, and a cover 28 therefor is pivoted to the frame adjacent To said opening. At the side of the stove l have placed a bracket 29 in position to support the frame 20 when in its lowered position.

The numeral 30 indicates ahandle secured to the exterior of the frame 2O for convenience in raising and lowering the auxiliary oven.

In practical use and assuming the auxiliary oven to be in the position shown in Fig. 1 it is obvious that the device could be used as a broiler in the ordinary way,and, furthermore, when used in this manner the opening 27 at the top of the frame 2O may be utilized for cooking. When in this position, it is obvious that the frame 2O will cover some of the burners in the top of the stove, and hence the opening 27 may be utilized instead of the opening oropenin gs thus covered, so that substantially the same number of articles may be placed upon the stove as though the auxiliary oven were not used. Furthermore, it is obvious that when in this position the broiler is readily accessible. When it is desired to use the auxiliary oven as a baking-oven, the operator simply grasps the handle 30 and swings the frame upon its hinges to the position shown in Fig. 3, where it will rest upon the bracket 29. Obviously this may be done without operating any valves or paying any attention whatever to the gas-supply pipes. Vhen this is done, the dripping-pan 31 is removed and replaced in the brackets 32 in the position shown in Fig. 4, so that the said dripping-pan when in this position serves the function ofthe ordinary oven-bottom. It will be noted, further, that the door 25 is so arranged as to be convenient of access when the oven is in either of its positions. When not in use, the auxiliary oven preferably rests in the position shown in Fig. 3, and when in this position its top surface takes the place of and may be used in the same :manner as the ordinary shelf at the side of the stove-top.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States therefor, is-

1. The combination,with a reversible oven, of a burner on its interior and a detachable partition in the oven between the burner and the central portion of the oven, whereby when the oven stands with the burner near its upper end, the iiame from the burner may enter the oven unimpeded, as required for broiling, and when reversed the partition inserted to form an inclosed oven above the burner.

2. The combination, with a reversible oven, of a series of brackets on the sides of its interior, and a reversible partition formed to operate as a drip-pan capable of detachable support on any of said series of brackets, and a burner in the interior oi' the oven, for the purposes stated.

3. The combination, with vapor-burning stoves, of an auxiliary oven hinged to the stove, to be capable of standing on top of the stove or of being reversed and supported at the side of the stove, a burner on the interior of said oven, and a detachable partition between the burner and the central portion of the oven, whereby, when the oven stands on top of the stove, the partition may be removed and the flame from the burner enter the oven, as required in broiling, and when the oven is swung tothe side of the stove, the partition may be inserted above the burner, to provide an inclosed oven for baking.

et. The combination, with vaporburning stoves, of an auxiliary oven hinged to the stove, to be capable of standing on top of the stove or of being reversed and supported at the side of the stove, a burner on the interior of said oven, and a detachable partition between the burner and the central portion of the oven, a gas-supply pipe fixed to the stove, a gas-supply pipe fixed to the oven, and a hinge-joint at the juncture of these pipes, said hinge being in line with the pivotal point of the oven, whereby, when the oven stands on top of the stove the partition may be removed and the flame from the burner enter the oven as required in broiliug and when the oven is swung to the side of the stove, the partition may be inserted above the burner, to provide an inclosed oven for baking.

5. The combination, with a vapor-burning stove, of an auxiliary oven hinged to the stove in such manner that in one position the top IOO ofthe oven may extend in the same piane as the top of the stove and in line therewith, toA

i form a shelf and in its other position the oven may rest upon the top of the stove, one 0r more burners on the interior of saidoven, and a supply-pipe fixed to the stove, a su pply-pipe` fixed to the oven and connected 'with said burners, and a hinge-joint connecting said pipes and in line with the pivotal point of the oven.

cover therefor, a series of vbrackets 32 on its interior, a. i'eversibe and detachable drip-pan 6. The combination, With a vapor-burning stove, of an oven having an opening 27 and ak supported in said brackets, burners 23 on-the i 5 interior of the oven, hinges for connectingthe oven With the stove, a supply-pipe ixedto the stove, a, second supply-pipe ixedlto the oven,

a hinge-joint for connectingtheimhinges for connecting the oven with the stove,v said latzo tei' hingesbeing in line Withthe'hinge-joint'V in the supply-pipe, substantially as, andffor the purposes stated. Y l

SIMON 13.*KEEFER.

Witnesses:

. J. RALPH ORWIG,

`W. vR. LANE. 

